Disapproval

Disapproving silence
Glances filled with hate
Looking at me down their nose
As though I should be ashamed
So I change

Whispered disapproval
Behind my back they hate
Silence when I turn around
As though I couldn't hear the blame
So I change

Obvious disapproval
No attempt to hide the hate
Freak is what they call me
In my face they spit the name
So I change

Now they ask me why
Why I won't just be myself
As though they didn't cause this
By making life hell
That is  why I changed

Don't you dare tell me
To be genuinely me
If you couldn't accept who I was
When I was truly free
Before I changed